Current Local Time in Sterling, Virginia, USA

9:46:07 am EST

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	Virginia (VA)
Lat/Long:	39°00'N / 77°26'W
Elevation:	96 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English
Country Code:	+1

°F

Weather

20 °F

Sunny.
40 / 11 °F

Thu 22.		48 / 27 °F
Fri 23.		40 / 17 °F

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Time Zone

EST (Eastern Standard Time)
UTC/GMT -5 hours

DST starts

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

Same time as
Columbus

About EST — Eastern Standard Time

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Sunrise

7:24 am
↑ 115° Southeast

Sunset

5:18 pm
↑ 245° Southwest

Day length

9 hours, 54 minutes
+1m 40s longer

Moon 8.0%

Rise – 9:05 am
Set – 8:24 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:21 pm
Altitude: 31.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:51 am – 6:22 am
6:19 pm – 6:51 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:22 am – 6:55 am
5:47 pm – 6:19 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:55 am – 7:24 am
5:18 pm – 5:47 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
2:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 25, 2026
11:47 pm

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Airports

Washington Dulles International Airport, IAD
About 4 mi SSW of Sterling
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, DCA
About 24 mi ESE of Sterling
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, BWI
About 43 mi ENE of Sterling

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026